Attorneys for the Astros filed a lawsuit Monday against Connecticut General Life Insurance Company, claiming breach of contract because the company has denied the Astros' claim to recoup $15.6 million of disabled first baseman Jeff Bagwell's $17 million salary for 2006.
"The reason we've filed is because Connecticut General Life Insurance has continued to not live up to its obligation," said Astros attorney Wayne Fisher, a member of Houston law firm Fisher, Boyd, Brown, Boudreaux and Huguenard.
Astros owner Drayton McLane said Monday that he will let Fisher speak for him in regard to the lawsuit.
Astros File Suit In Bagwell Case